Thanks for the nice sentiment CH! <br> <br>Defending our liberty while at times a seemingly overwhelming task, is one that each and every Veteran will undoubtably say is a labor of love. Love for our country, Love for our families and Love for our Freedom. All of which requires vigalant nurturing.<br><br> The cost of Freedom has been paid for by our Fathers, Brothers, Son's and daughters. Let us not forget how dear a price has been paid.<br>

 

Good thread CH. Many sacrifices have been made so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have. Saying thank you is the least that we can do. Thanks veterans for all that you have done for us.<br><br>CR

 

My hat is off to all veterans, I personally have not served (medical reasons) but try hard not to be one that does not take our freedom for granted. Just look aound at some of the other countries and we really do have it good here in the USA!!!<br>Thanks to all of you that did serve for the benefit of the rest of us and our country. <br>I also will be working on Monday and as CH put it my thanks and prayers to all of you veterans.<br>GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU!!!<br>

 

Thanks CH<br>GOD BLESS AMERICA!

 

My hat's off to both the Veterans, and those currenty serving to keep us free.<br><br>Thank you.

 

My respects and deepest gratitude go out to those who served before me. I only hope I can carry on the honorable tradition as well as you. I know I strive for it every day. Go Navy!<br><br>-SFB

 

Like I said before, thanks to those that got us to where we are today and those that are keeping us there now. That seems like such a small thing to say but for those of us that have served and are currently serving along with those that are no longer with us, if you can say it honestly and with feeling, it means something.<br><br>Thanks again and may God give us the strength to go on fighting for whatever is right.

 

That picture of the disabled vet who is the only man to stand during the Parade of the Colors hits pretty hard :'( <br><br> I would like to send my most sincere thanks to all of you who have gone before me to defend this great nation. It takes a great amount of sacrifice in order to serve your country in peace time but those of you who saw action during the various wars and conflicts are all my heroes.<br><br> I lost my greatest hero, my dad, a couple years ago. He was a Marine during WW2 (the Big War as he put it) and made the assaults on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. I am thankful each and every day for the sacrifices he made so that we could live in freedom today. I miss you Dad.<br><br> Thanks for the opportunity to speak my piece. Have a great weekend !!!<br><br>PISTOL

 

Thanks Guys. God Bless this Great Country of our's.<br> It was my pleasure to serve.<br> And thanks to all those who never returned and gave the Greatest of all Sacrifices, their Lives, may they rest in peace.

 

I also would offer my thanks to our veterans past and present. I would like to offer a special thanks to my dad who served in WW2 as a Coast Guardsman. Few know that the Coast Guard was even involved. He ran convoys across the Atlantic and the Med on a destroyer escort protecting the merchant ships from German u-boats. On May 12 1944 while chasing a sub his ship was torpedoed, 90 ft of the stern was blown away, 48 died and 36 injured but, the ship stayed afloat. He was in the forward engineroom and survived, but spent the rest of the night swimming in the sea rescuing those shipmates blown overboard and tending the wounded......thanks dad and thank you all vets.

 

Coast Guard, that is the Original Navy!. Thank all you great guys and gals that protect our home shores and those stationed overseas!.

 

Right TopSGT, the Coast Guard IS the oldest &quot;continuest&quot; sea going service in the US. Hollywood and the history books just don't know it.

 

Semper Paratus, Fishcop. The Coast Guard has me right now. I appreciate the sentiments and thanks from you guys.

 

On the behalf of other vets I would like to tell you thanks.<br><br> With all the crazy stuff going on in the world, we may just be tasked with going forth and finishing a job we started 10 years ago.<br> My wife is currently serving in the USMC.<br> My daughter is serving in the Air Force.<br> I retired from the USMC with 21 years service, almost 2 years ago. <br>To all the Marines (past, present and future)<br>Semper Fi<br><br>See Ya<br>Chris <br>